Sergeant faces court-martial in Iraqi death

HONOLULU - A platoon sergeant accused of shooting an unarmed Iraqi and then ordering another U.S. soldier to "finish him" faces a court martial this week for premeditated murder.

Sgt. 1st Class Trey Corrales, of San Antonio, faces a minimum of life with parole if convicted.

The trial is expected to start Wednesday and last three or four days.

Pvt. Christopher Shore of Winder, the soldier Corrales allegedly ordered to fire additional shots at the man, was found not guilty of third-degree murder in a February court-martial but convicted of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison and a two-grade reduction in rank.